brought forward recently by two individuals, but, given the sensitive nature of the matter, will not have further comment. crawford's attorney says they're seeking $5 million in damages and they plan to meet with red sox representatives some time this month. >> just more disturbing news. apparently the young man's attorney says, this had an effect. trouble keeping jobs, to prison on drug charges, five children with five different women. they say the abuse played out in other parts of his life. >> it always does. interesting he told his mother about the abuse in 2006, 15 years after it occurred. that's why i think that this abuse goes on so often because it is so shrouded in secrecy that no one is comfortable talking about it. that's the positive perhaps that is coming out of all the scandals. i think people will start talking about it.

>> more folks could come forward. the story is not over yet either. shocking admission from a man accusing a former syracuse university basketball coach of sexually abusing him. 23-year-old zach tomaselli says he abuse aid boy working as a counselor. tomaselli the third man to level charges against bernie fine. a plea-bargain in his own case is in works would involve serving three years and registering as a sex offender. student leaders at florida a & m university are urging their classmates to end hazing after of course the death of a drum major at that'll school. they rallied last night asking fellow students to sign an anti-hazing agreement, and also recite a pledge. they're hoping that it is the first step in stopping violent initiati initiations. police believe robert champion died last month after getting pummelled by fellow marching band members after a football game. a father says his preschool daughter is victim of sex

discrimination. started when officials refused to let the little girl enter a wrestling tournament. ebony monet reports from suburban indianapolis. >> reporter: at this wrestling tournament in westfield, kids get a chance to show off their moves. 4-year-old adrian's parents say she was left out. >> i was extremely angry. i don't think it should be an issue especially at this age. >> reporter: her dazed also her coach. three or four of their kids wrestle. the family shares pictures of adrian wrestling and beating a boy. adrian's parents say westfield sports incore rated wouldn't give adrian a chance to grapple in a tournament. >> she cried for about an hour. so, as a dad it was hard. as a coach it was even worse you never want to tell your guys they can't go and wrestle, especially for, something as idiotic as you are a girl you can't wrestle boys. >> reporter: we spoke to an organizer who says they kept girls from competing sunday afternoon for reasons other than

gender. in one case a child wasn't properly registered. as for adrian, a coach says shr wasn't any one for her to wrestle. saying some parents have spoken out against letting their sons wrestle girls. >> in our club, they wrestle all boys. throughout season they're going to wrestle 95 to 99% boys. so to go to a tournament and have that be an issue is a little upsetting to me. >> the family says that indiana state wrestling association matches girls compete against other girls and boys. >> so if it is, if the state doesn't have an issue with it i don't understand why any one would really have an issue with it. >> reporter: maloney isn't buying sxt play nation. >> i think some people aren't with changing times. i think that's the issue. don't think it has anything to do with safety for anything. >> iffage in 4-year-old girl wrestling boys. there would be a safety concern. i would be concerned >> i would be. he is a wrestling coach. the girls should do anything the boys can do. >> i am all for equality. let's give her a shot.

>> if she gets injured. that's on the dad. >> true, true, true. football and green bay packers fans, the teams stock goes on sale today. all the money raised in the sale will go towards renovations to packer stadium, lambbeau field. the shares are not like most stock shares. their value doesn't go up and they don't pay dividend. each share $250. can be given as gifts. once you own a share, technically you are an nfl owner. good game against the giants this weekend. >> are you going to buy something? >> not a bad deal this season. >> well, nasa scientists say they discovered the most earth like planet ever. the perfect distance from its sunlight star to produce temperatures ideal for life. it's not too hot. not too cold. nasa telescope found the planet and has the nickname keffl echt r 22 b. it would take the space shuttle 22 million years to get there. >> that is a long flight.

>> yeah. >> here is a look now at your weather on this tuesday morning. a wet, mild day. showers, thunderstorms around new orleans, nashville, birmingham, and atlanta. and the chill is definitely in the air across the nation's midsection. >> 20 in the twin cities. 21, in omaha. 60, boston to atlanta. 54 in new orleans. shy of 40, dallas. sacramento, 55. portland, 45. seattle, 41. time for a visit with some of santa's most unlikely of helpers. >> they're all prisoners at louisiana state penitentiary. all of them are likely to spend the rest of their lives there mostly for murder. but at their workshop they build wooden toys, refurbish bicycles and make jewelry. >> they say with no hope of ever getting out they want to try to give something back. and plenty of kids in my neck of the woods in louisiana are very happy about that.

they're going to be in there, let them do something good. >> i agree. santa's unlikely workshop. >> exactly. more news coming up right after this. ♪ ho-ho-ho we are santa's elves building santa's shelves ♪ we know a place where tossing and turning

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>> reporter: working moms multitask ten hours a week more than working dads. and they like it a lot less. these findings published in the american sociological review will come as no surprise to millions of working women. researchers found they spent 48.3 hours per week, 40% of their waking time, doing at least two things at once. fathers spent 38.9 hours per week multitasking. women's multitasking often involves child care and house work. while men are more likely to be talking to several people at once and supervising kids recreation. while men generally have no problem with juggling those jobs, the authors say women feel stressed and conflicted by being exposed to scrutiny and judgment. not surprisingly, the researchers recommend that fathers lift more of the load when it comes to house keeping and child care. i'm dr. timothy johnson. >> the floor is yours.

i know you have a lot you wrant wrant -- want to say. >> i am the consummate multitasker. >> you are humble. >> i am quite good about it i must say. that's not to say men aren't good ate. >> we're pretty good too. >> i think women are better. >> you can get in on the debate. go to the facebook page. who is better, men, women at multitasking? >> come on, fellows. just be honest. just be honest. >> oh, lord. here -- okay. you know, i will -- >> you see there. you see. that's who i am. >> working on the computer. cooking something. >> the dog, kids. trying to look cute. you know, when we return our made in america series pays off. >> how holiday shoppers can preserve and create jobs across the country. you are watching "world news now."

awe all year long the team at "world news now," diane sawyer has been reporting on ways to get americans back to work unour series made in america. >> as the year comes to an end. we went back and looked at the viewers doing their part. here's abc's david muir. ♪ it's the most wonderful >> reporter: no doubt the most wonderful time of the year for a challenge, because thousands more of you wrote in and sent in the same message. the wall family, dad hunting for a shirt, finding one american made at brooks brothers. >> way to go dad. >> the wall family is in. >> reporter: the tokar family, mom with her santa stumper. >> what store will you find more american made goods, electronics or sporting good store? >> sporting goods. >> reporter: determined to check the labels.

>> made in the usa. >> reporter: what about golf balls for dad? searched every box on the shelf. good thing they did. >> china makes golf balls of course. how about these? ah, made in the usa. >> reporter: and lisa black from palm harbor, holding a bag of them, heard diane. bought them. $64 worth. after the broadcast that night on their website. >> the largest hits on our website at any type in history. >> reporter: famous bunt pans in minneapolis. >> people are buying them. >> reporter: buying them now at a record pace. since our first made in america trip there, every one of the workers a new hire. 42 among them. ann a mother of two. >> i was out of work a year and a half. >> reporter: on the job in time for christmas and a thank you the viewers from all 4 2u6 t2 o new hires. >> thank you. >> reporter: the boomers and

american bathing suits they shop for one thing. we got ale holiday message from the swimsuit maker. >> we hired three employees since featured on abc world news in july. >> reporter: who are the new workers? >> thank you, "world news." >> reporter: viewers are answering this question? >> what would you like me to bring you for christmas? with something made in america. michel michelle -- go made in america. gary, wrote, i jumped on the made in america bandwagon. circling the country create an american christmas hopefully full of joy and this year full of jobs too. >> all of the american workers thanking world news and we thank all of you. now 407,000 dollars pledged to american goods from all the viewers. thousands of responses. idea for gifts all over the country. you can find the list at abcnews.com. keep the ideas coming. you can find us here at the website and on face book.

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99.9% of germs it kills. germ bullet. spr spray it in your nose. works extremely well. and the last one, germ scarf. i don't know. >> protect yourself from flu or terrorist attack. what is this? >> if you have a cold or subject to others who may be sick. scientists are saying you can use any scarf. anti-bacteria scarf. said to decrease bacteria by 99.92%. >> looks like a lot to wear. >> much better than getting sick. when you are with children. can't wear it in the car. but you can make it a fashion statement, rob. you can rock that. >> let me know, you do it. ought, left-handed people, interesting study published by "the wall street journal." if you are left hand, one of the peep, i don't get how they write, like that. you are prone to dyslexia, schizophrenia, adhd, in salary, 10% less than folks who write with their right hand.

10% of the population is left-handed. 1% can use both hand. all related to how much stress the mom is in during the pregnancy. >> there are brilliant left-handed people. the president, my mom, brother is left-handed. a lot of brilliance. >> lefties, righties. i don't know how lefties work that out. jack is a lefty. >> i'm a righty. how about this. fascinating. occupy wall street. one of the occupiers had a sign. apparently, has a ph.d. in biomedical science. had the sign. on the back it said, ask me for my resume. lo and behold. some one asked for her resume. now she has a job. >> the occupier has a new occupation. >> yes. in finance. on wall street. >> see how quickly people sell out when the money is good. just saying. and quick story, the detroit news. woman buy is a new car, funky smell. hires an insurance company hires

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this morning on "world news now" -- massive cuts. drast ic new action by the pos postmast postmaster. >> post offices are closing. workers are being laid off because you are mailing fewer letters. it's tuesday, december 6th. back together. back in blue. >> welcome back, yes. we don't plan this. >> we don't. just insync like that. good morning. almost said monday. tuesday. good tuesday morning. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm sunny hostin. one cut by the postmaster is now making history. for the first time in 40 years

the post office will no longer guarantee next day delivery of your letter even if you pay extra. we have been calling it snail mail for years. by next spring, letters will take longer to get where they're going. >> we have been talking about dire financial straits of the post office. this is the practical results. sign of the time. life changed how we correspond. also this morning what jerry sandusky accusers are planning to do when the coach appears in court on sexual assault charges next week. also some insight this morning into why sandusky's legal team is letting00 in talk when he seems to only be making his case worse. these interviews i find beyond disturbing. >> i can't wait to hear the inside scoop about the lawyer's strategy. doesn't make sense to me. >> what could possibly be the strategy? >> we'll see. this half-hour, a real emergency for fire fighters and paramedics their fire station invaded by bed bugs. ah, no laughing matter. >> no one likes a bed bug story.

it's creepy isn't it. we'll get to that in a second. we begin with drastic changes ahead for the postal service. thousand of employees now expected to lose their jobs. >> that's right. mail is going to take longer to arrive. abc's scott goldberg with more on the cutbacks. good morning, scott. >> reporter: rob, sunny, we don't use pens and paper like we used to that's why the postal service says it is drowning in red ink. if this is how you still pay bills and send letters you might soon be alone. >> there is really hardly any reason to come here aside from shipping a physical item. >> almost a relic. >> getting there. >> reporter: because e-mail and computers are costing the postal service truck loads it is moving forward with a plan to save $3 billion. this spring they'll shutter more than half of the country's mail processing centers. eliminating some 35,000 jobs. those consolidations will lengthen the distance mail has to travel, so instead of taking the normal one to three days, first-class mail could now take

two to three days. >> american public pays bills on line, more than 50% do today. we can't sit back and wait for another, five, six, ten years before we make these changes. >> reporter: the postal service wants to cut delivery from six days a week to five. cut pensions. and close some 3,700 post offices across the country. >> staying ahead of the cost curve means we have got to pull out significant excess capacity out of our network. >> reporter: congress has to approve the changes and there are skeptics on capitol hill who say, all of these cuts just give customers more reasons to send letters and packages through another carrier. the postal service does not get tax doll lrz to fund its operations so even though congress oversees the postal service its funding comes directly from the money we pay to mail and ship things. rob, sunny. >> well, starting january 22nd, price of a stamp will go up to 45 cents. they say if they raised the price to 63 cents a stamp it would erase the short fall.

>> that probably isn't going to happen. you know i think what we need to be concerned about. patients who do mail order prescriptions. they expect the timing of prescription drugs. that will be a problem. magazines. i want my magazine on time. >> netflix folks. big changes. we go to e-mail. that's it. change the world. >> facing an end of the month deadline both sides on the capitol hill, giving a little in the tax showdown. the current tax cut would be extended for 160 million americans. employers would get a break. paid for by a 2% tax on those who make more than $1 million a year. some small business owners would be protected. republicans in iowa who plan to attend january's gop caucus are now backing newt gingrich in a big way. our new poll released overnight, shows 33% of iowa's republicans

favor the former speaker. mitt romney and ron paul in a distant second place. texas governor, former front-runner rick perry seven points behind them. 43% believe gingrich has best experience compared to gop rivals. 29% say he can beat president obama. >> trying to build on the momentum. gingrich here in the big apple for a closed door meeting with donald trump. with more about this unlikely political alliance here is abc's jake tapper with your voice, your vote. >> reporter: riding a wave of poll numbers and publicity, former house speaker, newt gingrich visited donald trump in manhattan. where he continued to talk changing t changing. >> i suggested to donald trump that he adopt a program of apprentices and take one of the poorest schools in new york city and create ten apprenticeships paid for part-time work. and he liked the idea a lot.

he understooped whatd what i wag at. >> reporter: some republicans dispair ij the role played by trump. reality star and he fosters a circus like atmosphere. not newt. >> don add trump is a great businessman. we have to be open to new ways of doing thing and new ways of approaching things. >> there are candidates with loyal supporters like congressman, ron paul. in some ways the republican race seems to be coalescing against former governor mitt romney going after gingrich for being a career politician. gingrich wasn't having it. reminding voters of romney's for rays into politic thousands. >> i don't know that you ought to count running for the senate in 1994, running for governor, then running for president for six years. >> rom neap for his part made it clear he is watching gingrich carefully. and is able to draw

distinctions. >> said last week something about repealing portions of the child labor law. >> romney does not yet need to attack gingrich full throatedly. other republicans are dpug so. >> i an not inclined to be a supporter of newt gingrich. >> the obama campaign made a policy of only focusing its fire on mitt romney. that is until monday. when a senior adviser from the campaign said gingrich is the godfather of gridlock, a sign that the obacampaign is taking gingrich and his squam pain seriously. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. godfather of gridlock. with the front-runner status. newt need to brace himself. bachmann, cain, perry now your turn. >> don't know how hable do when he is scrutinized. >> a lot of political and personal demons he will have to answer for big time. and how donald trump became king maker. fascinating to me as well.

>> thought he hosted at pren tis. >> race for president, not the reality show. interesting times, huh? >> very. >> be sure to watch saturday night's debate here on abc news. it starts at 9:00 p.m. eastern. 6:00 pa sieve pacific. former governor rod blagojevich is going back to court. he could face ten or more years in prison for trying off to sell president obama's former senate seat. the hearing promises to be full of blagojevich's trademark drama and expected to speak to the junk directly. his sentence will be pronounced tomorrow. those hoping to attend next week's hearing for jerry sandusky will have to win a lottery. applications for seats can be filed tomorrow on a pennsylvania courthouse website. those attending will get an earful. as abc's jim avila explains. >> reporter: jerry sandusky may soon face his accusers. prosecutors plan on calling all

eight alleged victims to testify at next week's preliminary hearing. learned from sources close off to the case that sandusky's second high profile interview has so incensed his accusers they're anxious to tell their stories. >> first he serially abused my client. and then he has to hear sandusky deny that he did those things. >> sandusky told "the new york times" over the weekend he is being turned into a monster by prosecutor whose are mistaking fatherly affection for sexual abuse. >> i didn't -- do those things. >> reporter: when given yet another chance to answer the simple question of what -- required offcamera coaching. >> if i say no i am not attracted to boys. that's not the truth. because -- i am attracted to -- young people.

boys, girls. right, i enjoy -- that's what i was trying to say. i enjoy spending time with young peep. i enjoy spending time with people. >> reporter: after two major on-camera fumbles many wonder why the former football coach is talking at all. >> i think people will get used to the fact that that is just the way jerry respond to questioning. that's the way he gives answers. >> reporter: legitimate, risky strategy say critics. >> he kept looking away. wouldn't make eye contact. fidgeting. legs, hands, moving all about. those are poe ftential signs of deception. >> reporter: a strategy, sandusky is having trouble pulling off. jim avila, abc news, new york. >> if you were accused of something as heinous as child sexual assault i think your denial would be full throated. and passionate. >> i never abused children nor would i do that. we were talking during the feature. as a former prosecutor, first thing i notice is the probable

deception. he wasn't making eye contact. he was stumbling over his word. less than definitive in his denial. and you are trained to know that that could be a sign of deception. i don't know why his attorney is allowing him to speak so often. because all of these things can and will be used against him in the court of law. >> to fumble twice on the very question -- are you sexually attracted to young kids. >> legal malpractice. i don't know. >> your forecast, rain, d.c. to new england. wet from nashville, knoxville. thunderstorms from new orleans to birmingham, alabama. >> 80, miami. 60, atlanta to boston. 20s, fargo to minneapolis. kansas city. 54. seattle. 41. boise, 34. >> here we go. here we go. boom. favorite story of the day. got to check out 4-year-old

cayden jones, holiday hero of his family. >> with his grandfather, carl jones, deer hunting when carl passed out because of low blood sugar. >> cayden used grandpa's iphone and called his parents to tell them that grandpa was sleeping. came out, found carl jones passed out on the ground. called for help. everyone is fine now. cayden, how could santa not remember this one? get that kid the biggest gift. unbelievable. we'll be back with more after this. ♪ and i dream of what i need i need a hero i'm holding for a hero till the end of the night ♪ i would describe us as sort of a reserved couple.

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>> typically the fire bell gets firemen jumping out of their bed. for some tampa, florida fire fighters it was something else. >> something else indeed. bed bugs have infested their

firehouse and costing taxpayers a pretty penny to clean it up. our correspondent from wfts reports. >> reporter: the paramedics and fire fighters of tampa station 15 spend most of the morning running to fires and medical calls. which is probably fine by them. their firehouse has been invaded by bed bugs. >> this is the adult. >> reporter: this is what they look like in an enlarged photo. some time in mid september, unwanted roommates found their way into the sleeping quarters of the firehouse. now fire fighters are throwing out uniforms and bedding. a bed bug expert is spraying the crew quarters with eco-exempt oil trying to kill the critters. fire rescue department and taxpayers have spent thousand trying to get rid of the bugs. the folks at massy pest control say they have gotten rid of most but not awful them.

>> we have done a thheat treatment, follow up treatment, and one popping up spore addingly. >> keep spraying and planning an angle of attack. the cost is growing. >> we are probably going to remove some carpeting. we are evaluating replacing bedding and some of that is going to be appropriate to do so. so we don't have an issue with doing that. the right thing to do. >> reporter: they hope they won't have to replace the bunker gear which would be even more costly. >> wow. scary stuff there. fire fighters now, either slechg on sofas or they're in sleeping bags on the other side of the building until they get problem worked out. >> i can't get past the bed bug thing. >> i did a story. a company, national come pain, bed bug central. have low incokucome folks for f if they have bed bugs. good company doing good things around the holidays. sitting on your butt all day long at work all day.

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♪ ♪ >> i like that. >> well if you ever needed an excuse to get off of your lazy butt, we are here. here you go. here you go. sitting for long periods of time make yours backside bigger. >> that's right. who knew. if you are looking for a way to remove a little junk from your trunk trying standing up rather than sitting at work. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: glued to your computer and stuck to your chair all day. turns out all that sitting down may have a downside for your backside. no matter how little you eat or how much you exercise, too much sitting by itself may broaden

your bottom. the researchers found that when weep sit down, the amount of force we put on our body tissue causes the very cells that are the precursors to fat cells to produce even more fat. up to 50% more. >> hi, everyone. >> reporter: this doctor found that obese people sit on average 2 1/2 hours more each day than thinner people. he favors offices that look more like this where the desks are attached to treadmills. >> an extra 140 calories an hour for you. >> reporter: most of us still work in offices that look much like our news room. and in our own not so scientific experiment. by sitting alen you could potentially create up to 50% more fat cells. >> just by sitting alone. then i got to get up. >> let me get up right now. >> reporter: the bottom line. take some pressure off your own bottom line and stand up. lindsay davis, abc news, new

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♪ i'm sexy and i know it ♪ i'm sexy and i know it >> herman cain campaign song? just joking, herman. just joking, herman. >> finally, you might have heard of a little known family who owe cautionally e -- occasionallieny ends up in headlines. the kardashians. >> the family famous for being famous is making news again. andrea canning with the late

draest drama. >> your off-season you should be living with me. >> reporter: the fireworks continue with kim kardashian and kris. >> living apart from kim isn't the ideal. it's what is best for me. i feel right now it has to be done. >> you want to live in separate cities? if that's what you want, fine. i will go pack. we will live in separate cities. i will skype you to say bye. >> reporter: the two seem to fight over everything. >> are you really worried about your hair when i am trying to talk to you about something serious? >> reporter: humphreys is seek an annulment to their 272 day marriage on the grounds of fraud. >> there are several reports coming out. he wants his slate wiped clean. another report, that kris wants the confidenceality contract null and void and would allow

him to talk freely what happened behind closed doors. >> reporter: while their fighting led to divorce, the other couple courtney kardashian and scott announced they're having a baby. how did that happen when they admitted to sleeping in separate bed rooms. >> i feel look there is a huge void in my life. i don't have aelationship after 10:00. courtney reports to her room. i report to mine. it is ridiculous. >> reporter: courtney wanted mason to have a brother or sister. wanted to have it with scott. they have a lot of problems. she come planned about his drinking and partying. he tried to slow down the lifestyle. seem to have come to an agreement and compromise and they're happy once again. >> oh, the kardashian drama never ends. kim is tweeting, a lot of words of wisdom. if you will get in the flow of god you will be amazed at how far you can go. >> god always seems to make the way into these things. >> yes, i saw god on her videotape. please.

>> a new love interest? >> sorry,

this morning on "world news now" -- political surge. another new poll shows newt gingrich jumping ahead of the gop pack, just weeks before the iowa republican caucus. >> he is picking up endorsements tsh-a lot of praise from republican players like the donald. it is tuesday, december 6th. good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm sunny hostin. gingrich's popularity coincides with herman cain getting out of the race. cain is expected to throw his support to gingrich who is far ahead of gop rivals in the latest abc news poll released this morning. >> this gop race is interesting

for so many months. newt literally dead on arrival. now the man to beat. so crazy. also this morning, the big worries at the pentagon after a top secret, new generation, unmanned spy plane was shot down by iran. we'll show you why the drone is so different from the others and what iran could learn from it that could put our national at risk. >> later this half-hour, some people go to great lengths to get a really fresh christmas tree. way up in the mountains apparently. what happens? >> these guys are doing good work. a familiar face on the campaign trail. herman cain, appeared before the republican faithful in oklahoma city. his first appearance since suspending his campaign over the weekend. >> cain's rivals are trying to convince his former support tires john their team. abc's karen travers is following the gop campaign. and has more on this still meandering race, weeks away from

the all-important iowa caucus. good morning to you, karen. what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning, rob, good morning, sunny. newt gingrich may be peaking at exactly the right time. four weeks to go until the iowa caucuses and key debate showdown on abc saturday night in iowa. it may be a different mitt romney saturday night one that goes after newt gingrich directly. newt gingrich the latest republican candidate to try to earn the stamp of approval from donald trump. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: gingrich settling in at the top of the republican feed. in just one month he has gone from fifth to first in iowa. >> good. >> reporter: after gingrich it's ron paul, then mitt romney. top republicans in iowa say don't crown gingrich just yet. one-time front-runner, herman cain suspended his campaign. sources close to cain say he won't immediately endorse one of his former opponents. but if and when he does, gingrich seems to have the edge.

>> what they want to get from herman cain is that outsider, not part of the system, anti-washington message. and mantel that he brings with him. >> reporter: the republican race is now a two-man battle between gingrich and romney. the former house speaker not only has the lead in iowa but also made a significant surge in new hampshire where romney has been sitting pretty at the top of the polls for months. romney is now starting to engage gingrich more directly. >> he is a lifelong politician. >> reporter: gingrich fired back? >> it is fair to say i have been a successful candidate a number of times. >> reporter: gingrich sound confident he will be successful one more time. yesterday he talked about what kind of race he would run against president obama. gingrich said he will compete in all 50 states. rob, sunny. >> thank you, karen. our new abc news poll just released shows just how popular gingrich is among iowa republicans. 33% of iowans who plan to go to january's gop caucus back gingrich. mitt romney and texas

congressman ron paul favored by 18%. while texas governor rick perry is backed by just 11%. compared to rivals, 43% believe gingrich has the best experience. but only 29% think he can win if he runs against the president. >> the white house now shifting gears a little bit. david axelrod one of obama's chief advisers gave a statement. saying, you are talking about the godfather of gridlock, gingrich, the guy who two decades ago, invented the tactic s that have become common place in washington. the white house taking their digs at newt as he surges. >> they must think he has got something. awe maus -- >> must be true. >> mitt romney pick upped an endorsement in arizona, former v.p. dan quayle. >> i don't know how good that is? >> potato, potato. with mr. dan quayle. compromise could be in the works to extend the payroll tax cut for 200 million americans. a bipartisan plan in the senate would continue the cuts beyond the deadline of december 31st.

it would be paid for, they would pay for the cuts with a 2% tax on people who make over $1 million a year. but some small business owners would be exempt from that tax. now to the financial markets where there is plenty of nervousness this morning. stemming from europe's seemingly unending money crisis. the leaders of germany and france unveiled a plan to keep tighter checks on overspending in european nations. but the credit agency, the s & p is warning 15 european nations their credit ratings are at risk of being downgraded. the warning is weighing on asian markets. this morning, most major exchanges across the region were down about 1% in overnight trading. now to worries about the u.s. drone that has apparently fallen into the hands of iran. top intelligence officials are concerned the iranians could use it to learn some important details about our national security. with more on this here is abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: the iranians say they have their hands on an rq-170, a secret stealth aircraft that carries the most

advanced sensors, cameras, and listening devices for spying from the air. the u.s. will say only that a drone malfunctioned over afghanistan late last week. in case of malfunction, it is designed to circle until it picks up a signal again or until it runs out of gas. which means it could have glided into iran largely intact. the drone is designed to automatically erase its sensitive data, but even if it did, the drone's skin which keeps it invisible from radar could be an intelligence bonanza. >> if they're trying to figure out how to detect american stealth e systems in the future, now they have got something that allows them to do that. >> reporter: the iranians have not shown pictures of the drone they say they have that may be because they don't want to reveal just how much or how little was left of the aircraft. martha raddatz. abc news, washington. >> it's significant. military analysts are now

questioning if iran shot down the drone as opposed to hackers sort of messing with the systems and bringing it down that way. lot of questions still out there. >> they don't know how this thing malfunctioned. important. this kind of drone was used to get information on osama bin laden's compound in pakistan months ago during that raid there. so this is very important military tool for this country. so -- >> that's right. we'll see. a gunman is dead after a wild shootout with police in dallas. aboard an amtrak train filled with passengers. witnesses say plain clothesed narcotics officers approached a suspicious passenger and asked to check his bags. the passenger opened fire. shooting at random. an officer shot in the hand and by stander shot in the shoulder. the shooter identified as a michigan man was shot dead. now we turn to an horrific story this morning -- a terrible accident at a small airport in texas. 23-year-old lauren scruggs is

hospitalized. she lost her hand saturday night after walking into the propeller of a small plane following a flight to view christmas lights. her father says her recovery is going to be a tough one. >> she is even responding more today, this afternoon, she is like. >> opening her eyes. >> moving around in the bed which is really good. she is uncomfortable but moving, a good thing. i asked her if she can hear me, and squeeze my hand. and she did. >> scruggs suffered several other injuries to her head, brain and shoulder. no one else though was injured in the incident. new mexico and west texas are covered in snow this morning after getting slammed by a wintry blast. cars lost control on the slippery highways and thousands of homes and businesses lost power. hundreds of schools were also shut down and classes delayed at lubbock and amarillo. >> 'tis the season. >> that's right. >> the kids are enjoying the day. >> they like the day off, let's face it. >> who doesn't? >> here is your tuesday forecast -- wet, mild from maine to the mid-atlantic.

rain drevedrevens -- drenches, nashville, atlanta and montgomery. showers and thunderstorms along the gulf coast from new orleans to tallahassee. some of the coldest air of the season from minnesota down to texas. >> just 39 in dallas. 29, kansas city. 21, omaha. 62, new york. 65, baltimore. 54, new orleans. albuquerque, 27. salt lake city, 30. billings, 40. >> well put this one directly in the "they had it coming to them" file. saturday at burgers, dogs, wings in albuquerque. three guys went into the bathroom and apparently helped themselves to rolls of toilet paper. they grabbed about a dozen rolls and went to leave. >> little did they know the police were already watching them. and quickly moved in for at -- the arrest. one suspect was recently also arrested in connection with an attempted murder case. and in case you were wondering, yes, all that toilet paper was returned. >> that's not worth it. you are going to get arrested for toilet paper. get arrested for something good. >> something good.

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♪ i love the nig l ♪ i love the night life i like to boogie on the disco ♪ >> "saturday night fever." feeling good. >> for the past two years, tiger woods has not played like the tiger woods we all know. but his big win sunday could be the start of a new beginning with him. >> with his trademark, red shirt and fist pumping in full force. tiger may once again be on the prowl this time in a good way. here's abc's josh elliott. >> yeah! [ cheers and applause ]

>> and there it is, a "w" for tiger woods for the first time in more than two years. >> reporter: a moment exactly 749 days since we had seen it last. >> today was such a picture perfect day. >> reporter: tiger woods tale is well known, unprecendented success, first as a golfer and uber pitchman and global iconography and myth making that such star power wrought. why did the win in a tournament that didn't count against a field of 17 other players so meaningful? it shows just how far woods fell and what he is doing and still must do on the road back to himself. >> that fist pump was tiger saying, i'm back, maybe. that his game at least for the couple days was much more like the tiger woods of old. >> reporter: it wasn't just the crucible that began with the infamous suv crash on thanksgiving, 2009, the sex scandal that would cost him his marriage to his wife and $22 million in sponsorship losses. woods' body was falling apart,

with the legendary violent swing came the malodies of wear, lower back injury, chronic fracture in his tibia, a left knee that required four surgeries. and as it all grew worse, so too did his frustration. >> tiger! >> as his game crumbled so did his inner circle. he fired his coach in may, 2009, then split from long time, friend and caddie steve williams this past july. suddenly it seemed fair to wonder if he had also lost the ability to do the one thing that made it all possible. sunday's win provides no definitive answer. but if for only one day, clad in signature red of so many championship sundays past, tiger woods seemed a picture of what he once was rather than who he had since become. now my home was a focus group of three, for the first time in two years we found ourselves toggling between an nfl game in progress and the golf. as christine brennan said of

sunday's win it was a good one for tiger woods but maybe a great one for the game of golf. josh elliott, abc news, new york. tiger come back would be a ratings bonanza. >> definitely. what's significant, the crowd seemed behind him. >> people love to see people rise, fall and then come back. we love that with our celebrities. >> oh. >> there we are, looking good. >> kind of look like tiger out there. am i hitting on you? what you doing later, girl? now tiger has gone from 52nd to 21st. in the world again. play again in the end of january. at abu dhabi. awe called be staging a comeback? we love a comeback, right? >> we do love a comeback. coming up next, what christie brinkley has to say about an ugly tax bill. >> and an athlete putting extra skin into the skinny. >> we'll be right back. >> stay tuned. when i joined the national guard, i never thought i'd be saving lives.

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>> that's right, giuliana rancic we all know her, she has breast cancer, she has decided to have a double mastectomy. what i think is so fascinating -- she made the decision not to always look behind her. >> at the end all it came down to. >> she was 20%, 30% chance she would get it again if she got a lumpectomy. i think what is significant in our society unfortunately, women's femininity is sort of defined by their breasts. >> it's true. >> it's ridiculous. they're just there so you can feed children, right? that's what they're really there for. if we didn't sort of -- do this to women and have them defined by their bodies then i think women would more -- >> she will get her chance, reconstructing. all that. she is brave to announce. >> they do a great job. they do a great job. i have seen people that had plastic surgery, and their boobs are perkier than they have ever been. not to make light of it. >> wish her health, happiness, luck and prayers.

>> such a strong decision to make. it speaks volumes. >> on top of that she is taking the battle public. >> speaks volumes. >> we hear weird stories about celebrities owe back taxes, wesley snipes, kelly osborne, pamela anderson, mike tyson, and now, christie brinkley, super mod, gorgeous woman, owes $500,000 to the irs. she says i wish, my taxes will be paid in full by wednesday, december 7, which is tomorrow. she says i -- what did she say, i regret not paying more attention to my accounting. i don't understand how people that wealthy. made a fortune. modeling, infomercials, endorsements, real estate, owes half a million. chump change to her. >> a significant amount. we'll see. >> sean white, flying tomato, snow boarder. >> famous guy, yeah. olympic gold medalist. apparently he has photos showing him in compromising positions, some sort of x rated pictures. interestingly enough, in front of a crowd the way i read this

according to tmz. >> who wants to see carrot top naked. >> he has nice hair. i like his hair. he wants the eyewitnesses to, basically, erase the images from their cameras. so far representative for white, no comment. >> famous people. got to be careful what you do at parties. what people get pictures of. it's hard. >> naked pictures. never good. >> with some one, people make money, sell it to the tabloid. sorry, dude. a. >>er could be in a bit of a mess here, his ex-wife, tamika raymond, asking the judge who presided over the custody battle to make usher take a drug test, she is a afraid he is popping pills in front of their kids. he says look she is doing this to harass me, embarrass me. high calls the charges frivolous, unfounded. the dwu are married in 2007, divorced june 2009. apparently, not only the custody battle, now accusing him of popping pills. >> so messy, ugly.

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♪ 'o christmas tree 'o christmas tree thy leaves ♪ >> that is a good one, rob. >> such a sap for the holiday music. you love it. tearing up over here. finally this half-hour, 'tis the season to hunt for the perfect christmas tree. there is no better family tradition than venturing into the wild to cut it down yourself. >> that's right. what happens if you get stuck out there? that's where the dirty 13 come into play.

here is komo's mark miller from seattle. >> reporter: 13 rigs. 13 drivers. 13 good hearts. >> everybody here loves jeeps. everybody here is a four wheel drive person. everybody here likes to help people. >> reporter: the dirty 13, a jeep enthusiast club, spends december weekend patrolling mountain roads in the ranger district looking for drivers in need of rescue. >> these guys came up with the jeeps which was a blessing. and pulled us out. >> reporter: the dirty 13 don't get paid. they don't ask for money. >> we don't ask for anything. maybe a thank you. >> reporter: some times less experienced four-wheel drivers run into trouble. members of the 13 are happy to help them out too. >> reporter: about half the people who get stuck out here are families who start the day excited to cut down their own christmas tree, frustrated when their car won't make it back down. it is a relief to know that the

dirty 13 have your back. >> that's in the back of my head as well, the safety factor. these guys are out there they'll save us. >> very cool. >> i do it the new york way. i go, i pick out the tree. then they deliver it, miraculously appears at my home. see. then i pick a pretty one out. they put it in the stand for me. >> you have it done. do it naturally, in the woods. >> pick it out. that's how they diet at the white house and rockefeller center they don't go, chop it down. >> the white house. sunny's house. all the same. >> how do you get your tree? >> i -- i don't. -- i -- i -- not since the i left the house. since i went to college -- i don't do the christmas. i like christmas. i just, i never find the time to decorate. make me a grinch? sorry about that. maybe this year. little plastic thing. flip it on. straighten the branches. i'm sorry. more from abc next. straighten the branches. i'm sorry. more from abc next.